T.Rex: "Tanx" Album (2024)

T.Rex’s Tanx was released as a 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP album in the UK by Demon Records (catalog number DEMREC1257) on April 12, 2024.

Recorded at the height of Bolanmania, and produced by Tony Visconti, the album was preceded by the huge hit singles “Children Of The Revolution”, “Solid Gold Easy Action” and “20th Century Boy”, all of which have been added to CD1, along with their B-sides.

In this special 2CD set, CD2 contains “The Alternate Tanx: Left Hand Luke”, a bonus disc of 23 fascinating ‘work-in-progress’ versions and demos, which (as far as possible) mirrors the original album’s running order.

The two CDs are presented in brand new seven-inch deluxe gatefold packaging, with an 8-page booklet which includes the lyrics, plus annotation about the bonus disc.

Disc 1

Tenement Lady

Rapids

Mister Mister

Broken-Hearted Blues

Shock Rock

Country Honey

Electric Slim And The Factory Hen

Mad Donna

Born To Boogie

Life Is Strange

The Street And Babe Shadow

Highway Knees

Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys

Children Of The Revolution

Jitterbug Love

Sunken Rags

Solid Gold Easy Action

Xmas Riff

20th Century Boy

Free Angel

Disc 2

Tenement Lady / Darling

Rapids [incomplete]

Mister Mister

Broken Hearted Blues

Country Honey

Mad Donna

Born To Boogie

Life Is Strange

The Street And Babe Shadow

Highway Knees

Left Hand Luke

Children Of The Revolution [incomplete]

Solid Gold Easy Action

Free Angel

Mister Mister

Broken Hearted Blues

The Street And The Babe Shadow

Tenement Lady

Tenement Lady [acoustic demo]

Broken Hearted Blues

Mad Donna [different lyrics]

The Street And The Babe Shadow

Left Hand Luke